On Monday 09 December 2024 04:44:11 E. Liddell via tde-users wrote: > On Sat, 7 Dec 2024 09:15:20 -0800 > > Before you go tearing into your laptop's guts, though, try booting it from > a live CD image just to make absolutely sure that there's nothing "stuck > on" in the installed OS somewhere. I don't see how there could be, but > it's a simple non-invasive test that eliminates the OS layer as a possible > culprit. > > I assume you've tested the port with other devices to make sure it isn't > the combination of that port and that device that's gone sour. I also > assume you've tested your external drive with other ports on the laptop. > (I ask because I have a USB key that suddenly started refusing to work with > my laptop one day while my desktop shows it as perfectly okay. Still > haven't figured that one out.) > > E. Liddell That's a good idea. I probably wouldn't have thought to test it with a live image. And I do have a couple of discs here. As far as wear-and-tear goes: Actually, I use that port the least of the three. The middle port I use every day, all the time, because it's where I insert the flash drive that currently holds my entire OS, since I don't have an internal hard drive. The first, or front port, I use for an unpowered USB 4-port hub, which mainly holds the dongle, or receiver for my wireless keyboard. And then I insert other flash drives as I need them. The last, or third port, I reserve just for my big SSD drives, or for a powered USB 13-port hub, if I intend to spread out and do some time-consuming work, usually when I am reinstalling packages, or if I am transferring files to or from backup on one of the larger SSDs. Otherwise, I try to confine myself just to my laptop, and whatever I can fit on a collection of flash drives; mainly because this way it's portable, and I can pack up, come and go quickly. If I have all my gear out, it can take a while to organize and pack up. I am trying to get myself into good habits. So it's especially a mystery while that last, or third port, would have somehow gone bad, as I use is much less often; although, when I do use it, it maybe gets more wear. Or maybe, because it's open, something could have got into it ... dust, insects? But I did open up that laptop already, and nothing appears to be amiss. Well, later today I will run some tests. Bill ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
